Diabetes decisions — 2009

The Board remands the case to request deck logs of the USS HOEL for verification of service in inland waterways of Vietnam and exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, but a higher initial evaluation for diabetes is not warranted.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional treatment records from the Joslin Diabetes Center.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a heart disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, a left foot disorder, a right foot disorder, and a skin disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development of the record, including a review of the Veteran's complete service personnel file and additional requests to JSRRC for deck logs.

The Board granted an effective date of October 6, 2004 for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the preponderance of evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service, including any exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's death is at least partly due to a condition, diabetes, presumed to have been incurred in service and, therefore, service connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides and no evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and a liver disorder were denied, as there was no evidence linking the conditions to his active service. The skin condition rating was affirmed at 50 percent prior to May 2, 2002.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected PTSD and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of a relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and chloracne due to Agent Orange exposure for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type 2, as the evidence did not show that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service and there was no competent evidence relating the condition to service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of the condition during service and no credible evidence of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board finds that a preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomotology and no competent medical evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including verification of the Veteran's reported temporary duty assignments in Vietnam and obtaining relevant unit histories and service personnel records.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as the result of exposure to ionizing radiation, finding no evidence linking the causes of his death (atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, diabetes, and hypertension) to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.